State ex rel. Schultz v. Industrial Commission

{¶ 1} Appellant-claimant, Elizabeth B. Schultz, was injured in 1978 while working for Southern Ohio Medical Center. In 1986, she was awarded permanent total disability compensation (“PTD”) for those injuries. At issue is claimant’s subsequent involvement with the S.S. Swim Shop and whether that involvement warranted termination of PTD.

{¶ 2} In the mid 1980s, claimant’s daughter, Susan Hunter, owned a shop selling swimwear and aquatic equipment in Portsmouth, Ohio. In a 1999 report, an investigator for the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (“BWC”) described claimant’s involvement in the business: